CNN Picks Up Morgan Spurlock Show 'Inside Man'

Reality series joins new Anthony Bourdain show

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With CNN Worldwide president Jim Walton heading out at the end of 2012, it's looking like CNN will take a decidedly non-newsy turn next year. The network has green-lit Inside Man, a new series from documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, of Supersize Me and The Greatest Movie Ever Sold fame. Spurlock's series will run on weekends alongside a new series from celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain (no title for that one yet).

The news network has created a new division to oversee material like this—the Talent and Development department, run by CNN Worldwide evp and managing editor Mark Whitaker.

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